Find out how popular the last name Ilano is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ilano.

Ilano, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ilano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ilano in America

Ilano is the 51066th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ilano surname appeared 408 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ilano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ilano to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ilano

The surname ILANO is of Spanish origin, first appearing in the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Latin word "insula," meaning "island," which suggests that the earliest bearers of this name may have lived on an island or came from an island region.

ILANO is thought to have originated in the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago located off the northwestern coast of Africa. The earliest documented instances of the name are found in records from the 15th and 16th centuries, when Spanish settlers colonized the islands.

One notable historical reference to the name ILANO can be found in the "Archivo de la Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Tenerife," a collection of documents from the 18th century that mention individuals with this surname living in the Canary Islands.

The earliest recorded bearer of the surname ILANO is Juan ILANO, a Spanish colonist who was born in the late 15th century and settled on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Another early example is Pedro ILANO, a merchant from the island of La Palma who lived in the 16th century.

In the 17th century, a notable figure named Sebastián ILANO was a prominent landowner and civic leader on the island of Gran Canaria. He played a significant role in the development of the island's agriculture and infrastructure.

During the 18th century, a Spanish military officer named Francisco ILANO served in the Spanish Army and participated in campaigns in the Americas. He was born in 1712 on the island of La Gomera and died in 1789.

Another notable individual with the surname ILANO was María ILANO, a writer and poet from the island of Tenerife who lived in the 19th century. She was born in 1820 and gained recognition for her literary works that celebrated the culture and traditions of the Canary Islands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ilano

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ilano.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ilano was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ilano has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ilano was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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